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ArticleBioactive materials2024

Automated fabrication of a scalable heart-on-a-chip device by 3D printing of thermoplastic elastomer nanocomposite and hot embossing.

Qinghua Wu, Ruikang Xue, Yimu Zhao, Kaitlyn Ramsay, Erika Yan Wang, Houman Savoji, Teodor Veres, Sarah H Cartmell, Milica Radisic

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Article in Bioactive materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Qinghua WuInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G9, Canada.
Ruikang XueDepartment of Materials, School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering and The Henry Royce Institute, Royce Hub Building, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Yimu ZhaoToronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada.
Kaitlyn RamsayInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G9, Canada.
Erika Yan WangKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Houman SavojiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1J4, Canada.
Teodor VeresNational Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, QC, J4B 6Y4, Canada.
Sarah H CartmellDepartment of Materials, School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering and The Henry Royce Institute, Royce Hub Building, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Milica RadisicInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G9, Canada.
University Health Network · CAUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Toronto · CACentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAMassachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Engineering Vascularized Cardiac MuscleR01HL076485 · NHLBI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic · 2005 to 2026
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NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL076485
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The successful translation of organ-on-a-chip devices requires the development of an automated workflow for device fabrication, which is challenged by the need for precise deposition of multiple classes of materials in micro-meter scaled configurations. Many current heart-on-a-chip devices are produced manually, requiring the expertise and dexterity of skilled operators. Here, we devised an automated and scalable fabrication method to engineer a Biowire II multiwell platform to generate human iPSC-derived cardiac tissues. This high-throughput heart-on-a-chip platform incorporated fluorescent nanocomposite microwires as force sensors, produced from quantum dots and thermoplastic elastomer, and 3D printed on top of a polystyrene tissue culture base patterned by hot embossing. An array of

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Additive manufacturingCardiomyocyteDrug testingElectrical stimulationHeart-on-a-chip

Identifiers

PMID38024233
PMCPMC10654006
OpenAlexW4388471773

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